Fatal mistakes according to religion

Christians have argued both for and against the death penalty. Source: ThinkStock

ARE you doomed to an eternity of fire and brimstone? Are you sure?

A "guide to the wrath of god" under the world's major religions shows it's pretty easy to get it wrong.

The graphic depicts all the wrongdoings that are punishable with the death penalty, according to teachings of various religious texts.

It reveals you could be knocking on heaven's pearly gates for deeds as seemingly innocuous as having sex with a low-class woman, drinking alcohol, being gay or failing to attack a thief.

Even the smallest crimes warrant death in the eyes of at least one religion, according to the infographic created on Visual.ly by Natalya Stanko and "jess".

They include swearing, attempting a seance, disrespecting a court and "lending money at unreasonably high rates."

And unfortunately, you won't be able to protect yourself by obeying all the laws at once.

Buddhists are thought to be peaceful, although some writings indicate that death by spearing is an acceptable punishment for mass murder. Source: News Limited

Refusal to convert to Islam seems likely to clash with breaking a Jewish or Christian Sabbath.

The list of evils reveals plenty about the differences and similarities between widely followed belief systems.

It is divided into four categories — violence, sex, greed and insolence.

Interestingly, Hindu misdemeanours dominate the "greed" section, while most of the Jewish, Islamic and Christian sins come under the category of "insolence".

The Mormon god limits the death penalty to murderers and livestock thieves.

The Koran preaches forgiveness, but Islam has faced criticism as militant Muslims have interpreted its teachings as encouraging violence and murder. Source: News Limited

Confucians also have just one: "enriching a ruler who does not practise human government".

The behaviour that most agree will invoke death is adultery — under Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam — and murder — under Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism and Islam.

In some cases, the nature of the death is specified.

Muslims who spread false rumours about their wives will be beheaded. Buddhists who plan to commit mass murder will be speared. Mormons who steal livestock will be stoned and cut up with a sword.

Hindus who have sex with a guru's wife will be burned with a heated metal image of a woman, or castrated and then made to walk south carrying their genitalia.

The Torah includes lines suggesting that murder deserves death — but Jewish scholars say this is the wrong interpretation. Source: AFP

The graphic is undoubtedly open to questions of interpretation.

A Mormon commenter writes on Visua.ly: "Throughout the Book of Mormon, there are references to people being put to death, but they are judged by the laws of the land."

Another user says: "Homosexuality is not a sin condemned in Leviticus or Romans but rather it condemns inhospitality, gang rape and one-night stands that have nothing to do with love."

In some cases, the graphic's creators admit they have selected a text that only applies to one sect rather than the whole religion.

The Book of Mormon suggests to some that death for stealing livestock is appropriate. Source: Supplied

In an analysis of religious views on the death penalty, the BBC says "the death penalty is clearly inconsistent with Buddhist teaching", and that Hinduism "opposes killing, violence and revenge."

Yet some Hindu and Buddhist countries retain the death penalty, for reasons including cultural customs, deterrence, tradition and political or economic unrest.

Christians have argued for and against.

Islam "on the whole" accepts capital punishment, but forgiveness is preferable. Prominent Islamic studies experts have made this point after recent accusations that Islam promotes violence.

The state of Israel has abolished the death penalty, despite Jewish texts reading "life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth" and "a man who spills human blood, his own blood shall be spilt by man".

Many of these religions maintain that they require scholars to interpret texts rather than reading them in isolation.

Nevertheless, the graphic makes the point a literal interpretation of religions would lead to a large amount of bloodshed.

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